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The Worst Episodes of Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on...

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  1. 5.9/10(44 votes)

    #1 - The Valley of the Sun

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    S5:E9

    While on a hunting trip with Daniel, Josh Clements meets mad collector Sir Hubert and is then held prisoner in a cavern filled with treasures of the Aztec sun god.

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    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:N/A
  2. 6.7/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar

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    S3:E1

    Boone faces a killer bear and the man who has sworn vengeance on the animal.

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    Director:Alex Nicol
    Writer:N/A
  3. 6.7/10(44 votes)

    #3 - A Pinch of Salt

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    S5:E26

    While on a surveying mission for the Continental Congress, Daniel and David get caught in the middle of a dispute between two women and a man bent on destroying their salt mine operation.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  4. 6.7/10(39 votes)

    #4 - An Angel Cried

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    S6:E13

    Josh discovers that an Indian party has burned down a mission with the only surviving nun hiding in a root cellar. They struggle to elude the Indians until help can finally arrive and save them.

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    Director:Fess Parker
    Writer:N/A
  5. 6.9/10(39 votes)

    #5 - Beaumarchais

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    S4:E5

    Boone guides a French ally, masquerading as an actor, who is traveling to Roanoke to buy guns for the Continental Army.

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    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.0/10(53 votes)

    #6 - Four-Leaf Clover

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    S1:E24

    An idealistic schoolteacher incites Boonesborough's wrath by giving gunpowder to the Shawnees.

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    Director:John English
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.0/10(36 votes)

    #7 - Daughter of the Devil

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    S1:E27

    A man is found dead by a group of travelers, one of them hears a strange noise and believes it to be the Devil in the form of a black panther. Daniel and Mingo believe a far more mundane explanation is at hand, and investigate to prove their point.

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    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.0/10(51 votes)

    #8 - The Mound Builders

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    S2:E3

    A chief of a long-dead Aztec tribe enters the Shawnees Valley of Death.

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    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.0/10(39 votes)

    #9 - The Terrible Tarbots

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    S6:E11

    While transporting a box filled with gold for the Continental army, Daniel is beset upon by thieves. Complicating matters is that Israel is taken hostage as protection from Daniel while they lug the gold over the mountains.

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    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.1/10(42 votes)

    #10 - The Allegiances

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    S3:E2

    Mingo struggles with his divided heritage when an Indian council announces the British will help recapture Indian land.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
  12. 7.1/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Run a Crooked Mile

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    S3:E6

    Israel is taken captive so Boone will help steal a war hero s body and then extort money from the family.

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    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.1/10(42 votes)

    #12 - The Wolf Man

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    S3:E18

    As Boonesborough awaits a slavery vote, a frontiersman struggles to protect his pet wolf from townspeople.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.1/10(40 votes)

    #13 - Minnow for a Shark

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    S5:E12

    Israel finds himself in the middle of a plot by a British Commodore to use a box of gold to find a thief, who may or may not be his friend, the one-armed Capt. Jack.

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    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.2/10(44 votes)

    #14 - Doll of Sorrow

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    S1:E28

    Israel accidentally startles a passing peddler's horse and his goods are ruined. Daniel agrees to compensate him for his loss but matters are complicated when he steals a grieving Indian women's mourning doll.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.2/10(53 votes)

    #15 - The Aaron Burr Story

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    S2:E7

    Aaron Burr, ex-Vice President, comes to Boonesborough to enlist Daniel to guide him on a long and dangerous journey to the west, but is vague about his reasons for the trek. When Daniel turns him down due to his unease about Burr's secretive intentions, Jericho blindly jumps at the chance to take the offer and earn a hefty fee. After Burr and Jericho leave, Daniel discovers Burr's true mission, and he and Mingo set out to intercept them and save Jericho from his own naivety.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.2/10(46 votes)

    #16 - Cibola

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    S2:E28

    A man finds only danger when he seeks a fabled city of gold.

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    Director:Gerd Oswald
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.2/10(59 votes)

    #17 - The Young Ones

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    S3:E22

    An orphan, determined to keep his family together, causes trouble for rescuer Boone.

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    Director:Gerd Oswald
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.2/10(38 votes)

    #18 - The Necklace

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    S3:E24

    A dying man confesses to murder and theft, producing a pearl necklace as proof, and tells of the innocent man to be hanged for his crimes. Against townsfolks' wishes, Daniel takes the necklace to New Orleans to secure the freedom of the accused man.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.2/10(39 votes)

    #19 - Bitter Mission

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    S3:E26

    A traitor's plan to profit from war with the Spanish backfires.

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  21. 7.2/10(44 votes)

    #20 - The Plague That Came to Ford's Run

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    S5:E5

    Josh returns to his hometown to visit a friend but finds the community a wreck and his friend missing.

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    Director:Fess Parker
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.2/10(30 votes)

    #21 - Run for the Money

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    S6:E18

    Cincinnatus thinks he has found the fastest runner around and brings him to Boonesborough for a big race. His dream for success is complicated when another unknown runner enters the race and that the runners have a scheme of their own.

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    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.2/10(40 votes)

    #22 - Noblesse Oblige

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    S6:E22

    A cook posing as a French prince falls in love in Boonesborough;

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    Director:Nathan Juran
  24. 7.2/10(34 votes)

    #23 - L'Épreuve d'Israël Boone

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    S6:E23

    Israel befriends an elderly Indian plotting revenge for his tribe s near-extinction.

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    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.3/10(55 votes)

    #24 - A Short Walk to Salem

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    S1:E8

    Israel becomes lost in the woods after fur thieves ambush him, Boone and Yadkin.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.3/10(50 votes)

    #25 - The First Stone

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    S1:E16

    Boone befriends a mother and son, but learns the woman is accused of witchcraft.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Valley of the Sun" is the worst rated episode of "Daniel Boone". It scored 5.9/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Nathan Juran and written by N/A, it aired on 11/28/1968. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar".